Kissell Joe. Take Control of Apple Mail

4th Edition. — Take Control Books, 2018. — 207 p. — ISBN: 978-1-947282-10-0.Use Apple Mail more effectively! Email expert Joe Kissell explains what’s new with Mail in Mojave (or High Sierra) and iOS 12 or iOS 11, and how to best set up your Gmail, iCloud, IMAP, and Exchange accounts, He then shows you how to take Mail to the next level with plugins and automation, manage your incoming email, customize Mail, and solve common problems.You can work more effectively in Apple Mail with expert advice from Joe Kissell. You’ll learn how to make Mail serve your needs with essential setup, usage, and troubleshooting instructions, whether you use Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, IMAP, or POP — or more than one account — on your Mac running 10.14 Mojave (or 10.13 High Sierra), or on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch running iOS 12 or iOS 11.Joe explains core concepts like special IMAP mailboxes and email archiving, reveals Mail’s hidden interface elements and gestures, and helps with common tasks like addressing and adding attachments. He also offers tips on customizing Mail, including a nifty chapter on how simple plugins and special automation can dramatically improve the way you use Mail. Joe also covers finding that message in the haystack with Mail’s natural language search, improving the messages you send, how digital signatures and encryption work in Mail, and — perhaps most important — an award-winning strategy for avoiding email overload.You’ll quickly find the information that’s most important to you, including:
Key changes in Mail for Mojave and iOS 12
Getting through your email faster with gestures
Using advanced search techniques to find filed messages
Using plugins to significantly enhance how you use Mail (including significant changes to plugin behavior in Mojave)
The whys and hows of sending attachments
Using markup features to embellish, and even sign, outgoing attachments
Defeating spam with the Junk Mail filter — and what to do if you need more firepower
Understanding special mailboxes like Sent, Drafts, and Junk
Using notifications to stay apprised of incoming messages
Taking charge of email organization with rules and other measures
Backing up and restoring email
Importing email from other apps, older versions of Mail, or another Mac
Deciding whether you should encrypt your email, along with detailed, real-world steps for signing and encrypting messages
Taking Mail to the next level with AppleScript and Automator
18 things everyone should know about Mail in iOS
Fixing problems: receiving, sending, logging in, bad mailboxes, and more
Although this book primarily covers the Mojave and High Sierra versions of Mail, nearly all of it is also applicable to the Sierra version.